One licensee identified finding of very low safety significance and an associated
NCV was reviewed by the inspectors. Title 10 of the CFR, 71.5 (a), requires, in part, that each licensee who transports licensed material outside the site of usage, as specified in the NRC license, or where transport is on public highways, or who delivers licensed material to a carrier for transport, shall comply with the applicable requirements of the Department of Transportation Regulations in 49 CFR 107, 171 through 180, and 390 through 397, appropriate to the mode of transport. Title 49 CFR, 172.202, requires, in part, that descriptions of hazardous material on shipping papers include the identification number prescribed for the material and the proper shipping name prescribed for the material. Contrary to the above, on May 20, 2011, the licensee failed to use the proper shipping name and proper UN (United Nations) number when shipping radioactive resin in a Type B Cask. This issue was documented in the licensees
CAP in CR-PLP-2011- 02887. Immediate corrective actions included notifying appropriate personnel and correcting the shipping records. The finding was assessed in accordance with
IMC 0609, Attachment D,
Public Radiation Safety Significance Determination Process, and determined to be of very low safety significance (Green). Specifically, the inspectors determined that the finding did not involve the Radioactive Effluent Release Program or the Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program. The finding did involve the transportation of radioactive material. However, no external radiation levels or surface contamination levels were exceeded, the finding did not involve the certificate of compliance, there was no failure to make notifications or provide emergency information, there was no breach of the package during transit, and there was no low-level burial ground non-conformance.
